Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-27


Monday
Mr.. W. o. Williams is visiting her sister
MT NeOEho
Mrs. N. NJ Wheat goes 70 Aurora to-mor-
row 10 attend the wedding OF her sister.
Miss Minnie Greenway, after an extended
absence, was In the city number Of days re-
Gently.
Il. A. Woodward. one Of W. 7. whItaker'a
men, was here last Saturday on his way back
TO business, after holiday lay-oa at his home
In Missouri.
Charley Poole, while in ST. Louis last
week selling his hogs, met t. l.. Burgess. for
mcriy agent for the Frisco railway company At
this place. Mr. Burgess IL engaged in the
mercantile business and Ia doing we'll.
Mr.. Thomas stlvers, postonHcc inspector,
was here last Thursday and Saturday looking
mp matters connected with the v,1ita ONCE.
lie was called home 10 Atchison by the sick
ness Of a child, but will be back In few days.
During his visit II became known for the frat
time that some months ago the postoffice safe
was robbed OF several registers. The amount
stolen was not large and was made up by the
postmaster, Capt. W. @. Nelms.
Could NOT BuDoE HER.-During the
cold weather, "Simon," the section
man, lost his old Jenny" and for a
time feared she had strayed out Of the
country. lie kept up the search how
ever and one day saw her standing
near fence down by Jim Halls.
Slipping along cautiously he grabbed
her by the ear and at bound was on
her back. After kicking and beating
the poor beast as did Baalam in ancient
days. Simon got OF and made an ex-
animation which resulted in the dis
covery that his steed was dead and
had frozen solid and stiff in her tracks.
WE LONG HAVE SOUoHr. have
at last found a man who don't think
the CHEFTAIS gives news enough to
justify him in paying s so a year for
IL. In this connection we might say
he never took the paper (unless he
took his neighbor's copy, or Grabbed"
one at store.) The CHIEFTAIN he
tells us is devoted to the local news
and as he comes TO town once week
he hears that anyhow. Some of these
days when the citizenship court gets
to running good and strong we expect
10 print some news which will not be
very welcome 10 him. He will proba-
bly, get the same information from
headquarters, however, aud even then
wont need the paper.
CoLLEoEs AND TnISGs: And "Musko-
gee concluded to let Vinita have the
college," From the best information
we can get Muskogee cut no figure in
the case and had no prospects; it was
Vinita or Eufaula. II is true Muskogee
has several institutions and 1t is also
true that they were established, erect
ed and paid for by outside parties.
Don't let that fact escape your memory.
The good Lord knows, if lie knows
anything about Muskogee, that she
needs an unlimited number Of civiliz-
ing agencies. There is however, about
as much likelihood Of any more colleges
being located there as in "Hells Half
Acre." Kansas City. The safety Of
life and limb must be considered.
A SERIOUS AccIDESr.--From Mr.. /. b.
Hitchcock we learn the particulars OF
very serious accident which happened
out at his farm few days ago. The
family ofJ. NJ. Truett. are tenants on
said farm. At about 900 O'Clock on
last Saturday night, Mrs. Truett, who
is about fifty-three years Of age, went
up stairs with a lamp to arrange the
beds. She left the lamp in the bed
room and turnd to go down stairs in
the dark. At the head Of the stairs in
some way she missed the first step and
fell headlong down to the foot of the
stairs. The family picked her up for
dead but she revived aud at last ac-
counts was still living though in a
critical and dangerous condition. Her
bruises are very severe for one Of her
age. At first they thought her skull
was broken but IL was found to be
only bad scalp wound. Her nose is
broken, and breast badly bruised,
almost broken in) and one bone of
the arm broken. 1t seems that she
pitched headlong aud struck on her
face and breast. The family have our
sympathy and we truly hope the
sufferer will speedily recover.